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Nothing is so at odds with prayer as vanity.

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If we are to pray aright perhaps it is quite necessary that we pray contrary to our own heart. Not what we want to pray is important but what God wa...more

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Temptations which accompany the working day will be conquered on the basis of the morning breakthrough to God. Decisions demanded by work become eas...more

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The entire day receives order and discipline when it acquires unity. This unity must be sought and found in morning prayer. The morning prayer determi...more

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Here all fear of one another, all timidity about praying freely in one's own words in the presence of others may be put aside where in all simplicity ...more

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Prayer does not mean simply to pour out one's heart. It means rather to find the way to God and to speak with him whether the heart is full or empty.

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Lord, whatsoever this day may bring, Thy name be praised. Be gracious unto me and help me. Grant me strength to bear whatsoever Thou dost send, And le...more

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When our will wholeheartedly enters into the prayer of Christ then we pray correctly.

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As far as we are concerned, there is no dislike, no personal tension, no disunity or strife that cannot be overcome by intercessory prayer. Intercesso...more

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Where a people prays, there is the hurch; and where the church is; there is never loneliness.

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A Christian fellowship lives and exists by the intercession of its members for one another, or it collapses. I can no longer condemn or hate a brother...more

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Why is it that it is often easier for us to confess our sins to God than to a brother? God is holy and sinless, He is a just judge of evil and the ene...more

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The person who waits upon moods in impoverished. If the painter only wanted to paint when in the mood for it, he would not get very far. In religion, ...more

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The flesh resists this daily humiliation, first by a frontal attack, and later by hiding itself under the words of the spirit (i.e. in the name of 'ev...more

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Through the medium of prayer we go to our enemy, stand by his side, and plead for him to God.